Bookkeeping for Renovation Contractors
Bookkeeping for Renovation Contractors in Ontario
Ridge & Ledger provides monthly bookkeeping for Ontario renovation contractors, organizing deposits, allowances, changes, and contractor-approved project costs. Monthly scope and price are confirmed through the paid Roadmap.
Renovation projects evolve after demolition reveals what a quote could not. Client selections, allowances, deposits, and change orders need their own record trail so the final invoice does not rely on memory.
Get your Roadmap for CAD $295Records
The records your business actually generates
- Project deposits, allowance schedules, progress invoices, and final billings
- Client-approved change orders and selection upgrades
- Materials, specialty-trade bills, disposal, permits, and rental costs
- Project-management exports, bank activity, cards, and customer payments
Monthly workflow
How the record trail moves through month end
- Gather the project selection log, signed changes, supplier receipts, and billings after the site update.
- Post materials and specialty-trade costs to the renovation phase codes approved by the contractor.
- Reconcile accounts and flag unbilled changes, allowance variances, duplicate receipts, and deposits without a project match.
Cleanup risks
Where this trade's books commonly break
- Verbal or unsigned changes completed but absent from billing records
- Client allowances mixed with ordinary material purchases
- Deposits carried against the wrong renovation or project phase
Systems and boundaries
Supported records with clear handoffs
Common supported systems
- QuickBooks Online
- Buildertrend or JobTread exports
- Supplier receipts and statements
- Bank and card feeds
What stays with you and your qualified professionals
- The renovation business confirms approved changes, project phases, and treatment of client allowances.
- Ridge & Ledger does not validate contracts, approve change orders, manage permits, or determine tax treatment.
Pricing after review
Published starting points, confirmed through the Roadmap
- Essential: CAD $695 per month. Solo owners and small operations. Up to 100 monthly transactions and 3 bank or credit-card accounts.
- Growth: CAD $1,095 per month. Growing businesses with more activity. Up to 250 monthly transactions and 6 bank or credit-card accounts.
- Business Pro: CAD $1,695 per month. Established businesses with higher record volume. Up to 500 monthly transactions and 10 bank or credit-card accounts.
- Catch-up and cleanup: From CAD $850. Backlog organization and record cleanup, quoted after reviewing the number of months, transactions, accounts, and source documents. Completed within 30 days of receiving full account access and documents, or the cleanup is free.
Useful next steps
See the record standard and the written deliverable
FAQ
Common questions
Do you work with renovation contractors?
Yes. Ridge & Ledger works with renovation contractors and other trades and service businesses across Ontario, delivered remotely through QuickBooks Online, email, and shared uploads.
What does monthly bookkeeping cost?
Plans start at CAD $695 per month. Catch-up cleanup starts from CAD $850 and is quoted after a review of your books.
How do I start?
Order the standalone Books Cleanup Roadmap for CAD $295. It reviews your last 12 months. After delivery, the net payment is available once as a monthly-service credit for 30 calendar days.
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